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Title

Annual reports of municipal water districts and departments

Series Number

B1330

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York State Public Service Commission projected railroad centerline maps

Series Number

A0446

Summary

Laws of 1907, Chapter 429, Section 53 stipulated that no railroad corporation, street railroad corporation, or common carrier shall begin the construction of a railroad or street railroad, or any extension thereof, without first having obtained the permission and approval of the Public Service Commission. This series includes centerline maps and profiles of proposed railroad routes, route extensions or alterations, terminus changes, grade crossings, separations of grades, and grade crossing eliminations.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

Certain rolled maps in this series are fragile and should only be used under supervision of State Archives staff.

Title

Index to projected railroad centerline maps

Series Number

B1839

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Public Service Commission annual reports

Series Number

B0299

Summary

This series consists of annual reports issued by the Public Service Commission containing detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Annual reports form this time period contain extensive detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Records document topics including rapid transit; amendments to the Public Service Law; transportation services and facilities; gas and electric company regulation; auditor's reports; resumes of commission proceedings; counsel opinions; commission orders; and statistics on light and power companies and railroads and street railways.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

New York City subway contract drawings and plans

Series Number

A0414

Summary

The series consists of sets of contract drawings of New York City subway system routes and facilities in Brooklyn from 1907 and 1908. Each set includes several portfolios of drawings, plans, maps, details, and sectional drawings. They are arranged chronologically by year and therein by route number and alphanumeric contract drawing number.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Public Service Commission calendars and notes of conferences

Series Number

A0776

Summary

This series consists of conference calendars and conference notes documenting decisions rendered by the Public Service Commission at its meetings. Records pertain to issues such as rate increases, licenses, permits, etc.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

New York State Public Service Commission correspondence files pertaining to steam railroad and electric railway companies' annual reports

Series Number

B0298

Summary

This series relates contains clarifications, amendments, or explanations relating to annual reports previously filed with the Public Service Commission. The series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, memorandums, depositions submitted by company officials, and duplicate and amended financial schedules from annual reports. Researchers should examine these correspondence files in conjunction with the annual reports to ensure that data contained in specific reports was not later amended or altered.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Public Service Commission annual reports of public utility companies

Series Number

13345

Summary

This series consists of annual reports submitted by public utilities (water, gas, electricity, steam, telephone, telegraph, railroad, and radio-telephone companies) to the Public Service Commission and then the Department of Public Service. Reports are filed by three types of public entities operating public utilities subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission: commercial, municipal, and private associations. The original statute establishing the Commission and subsequent amendments to the law required public utilities to prepare and file an annual report.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Public Service Commission "unified" case files

Series Number

19597

Summary

The series consists of microfilm and microfiche copies of the formal case files of the Public Service Commission, and also so-called "supplemental case file material" (those materials not filmed because of size or condition, including maps, drawings and/or exhibits; or materials filmed, but for which the film was found to be of poor quality). Case files typically include petitions, briefs, orders, correspondence, exhibits and testimony.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Correspondence files pertaining to stage coach and omnibus companies' annual reports

Series Number

B0302

Summary

This series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence but also includes memoranda and copies of orders issued by the Public Service Commission. The files pertain mainly to annual reports previously filed with the Public Service Commission and include detailed information as well as clarifications, amendments or explanations of these earlier reports. They include some amendments and changes to records in Series 12393, Annual reports of stagecoach and omnibus companies, and other common carriers, 1909-1980.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Card index to case files

Series Number

B1776

Summary

This series consists of a card index to Public Service Commission unified case files and Second District case files. Cards are typewritten originals or photostat copies. Cards contain name of company, agency, or individual involved in the case; case number; related case numbers; title or summary of case; name of complainant; date received; and date closed. The index does not contain any cards for cases concerning railroad companies.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Second District case files and minutes

Series Number

19596

Summary

This series from the New York State Public Service Commission consists of microfilm copies of case files and minutes of the Second District Public Service Commission and non-filmed supplemental material. Case files typically include petitions, briefs, orders, correspondence, exhibits and testimony. Minutes document the formal regulatory proceedings (actions) of the commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Transit Commission case files and minutes

Series Number

19595

Summary

The series consists of microfilm copies of minutes of meetings and case files of the Transit Commission dating from 1921 through 1943 (when it was abolished). Also included is "supplemental case file material" (those documents not filmed because of size or condition, including maps, drawings and/or exhibits; or materials filmed, but for which the film was found to be of poor quality).

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

First District case files

Series Number

19594

Summary

The series consists of microfilm copies of the case files of the First District Public Service Commission (1907-1921), with jurisdiction in New York City, and case files. Also included is so-called "supplemental case file material" (those materials not filmed because of size or condition, including maps, drawings and/or exhibits; or materials filmed but for which the film was found to be of poor quality). Case files typically include petitions, briefs, orders, correspondence, exhibits and testimony.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Unofficial transcripts of public meetings ("session minutes")

Series Number

19593

Summary

This series consists of verbatim transcripts of the commission's public meetings prepared by a private stenographic service. These unofficial transcripts are created in order to serve as a fuller documentation of meeting discussions than that provided by the official minutes. Each transcript contains a statement that the document has not been reviewed, edited, or corrected and should not be used for any legal actions or proceedings.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Reports of decisions of the Public Service Commission

Series Number

B0300

Summary

This series consists of reports of decisions issued by the Public Service Commission. The reports contain transcripts of opinions and decisions issued by the two district commissions on transportation regulatory hearings held by them. The hearings deal with issues such as rights of companies to construct extensions, transportation rates, accidents, filing of reports, passenger accommodations and safety, elimination of grade crossings, applications to issue stock, alterations of train schedules, and extensions of companies' zones of service.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Public Service Commission archived websites

Series Number

B2160

Summary

This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Public Service Commission.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Commission docket books

Series Number

B1332

Summary

This series consists of Public Service Commission Second District and Unified Public Service Commission case docket books. Docket book entries for each case include case number; name of the party or parties involved; abstract of the matter under consideration; name of attorney for complainant or petitioner; and dated line entries documenting the progress and resolution of the case.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Conference minutes

Series Number

A0773

Summary

This series consists of conference minutes held by the Public Service Commission. Minutes contain the date the conference was held, members present, the place where the conference was held, the actions decided upon by the commissioners concerning various penalty cases, and resolutions that were passed.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Photographic views of railroad tracks in Port Byron, N.Y.

Series Number

B1739

Summary

These 9.5 x 25 inch panoramic photographs depicting the New York Central Railroad tracks in Port Byron, N.Y. in 1909 were used by Department of Public Service for an unknown purpose.

Creator

• New York (State). Public Service Commission

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.